We tend to assume that the journey to financial success is linear. We imagine that as our net worth rises, our stress levels will fall. We believe that once we hit a certain number (let’s call it the "freedom number"), anxiety will simply evaporate. Yet, in our conversations with successful individuals and families, we often find the opposite is true. There is a strange gravity to success. As you accumulate more, the stakes feel higher. The focus shifts from "how do I grow this?" to "how do I...

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